IVI Annual Summit 2021
Digital Transformation - The Path to the Future!November 19th 2021
The theme of the summit, in line with the ethos and mission of the IVI, is Digital Transformation – The Path to the Future!
The event will bring together academic researchers and industry leaders across various sectors, strengthening the connection between industry and digital transformation researchers.
With keynote addresses and parallel panel discussions, this summit will discuss some of the key questions challenging digital transformation researchers and industry leaders today.
IVI Annual Summit – Agenda
November 19th 2021 | GMT [Dublin]
08:30
Vision for IVI
Prof Markus Helfert, Director Innovation Value Institute
08:45
Welcome address
Prof. Eeva Leinonen, President, Maynooth University
Morning Keynote Addresses
Chair, Siobhan Keogh, Regional Skills Manager, Mid East Regional Skills Forum
09:00
Morning Keynote Address
Leo Clancy, CEO, Enterprise Ireland
09:15
Morning Keynote Address
Emer McCarthy, Group Strategy and Ecommerce Director at Kilkenny Group
09:30
Morning Keynote Address
Declan Hadley, Business Development Healthcare, Cisco
09:45
Morning Keynote Address
Anne Flanagan, World Economic Forum
10:00
Plenary Panel: Digital Transformation Research Landscape
Chair: Prof Brian Donnellan, Vice President of Research and Innovation
Panel: Dr Brian Fitzgerald, Director of LERO | Helen Burke, Vice President IDA Ireland |
Dr Siobhan Roche, Director of Industry, Science Foundation Ireland
As we move into the post-Covid era, it is important to consider what the digital research agenda should be. The panel will discuss the research and supports landscape in light of national and European strategies and megatrends as well as the importance of policy being informed by what’s happening on the ground with businesses and agencies.
10:50
Coffee Break
11:00
Open Innovation Research: The Digital Health Capability Maturity Framework
Chair: Laura Clifford, Enterprise Ireland
Panel: Martin Curley, HSE | John Shaw, Legato | Maeve McGrath, Roche
A core group of collaborators from the IVI, the technology industry and the healthcare sector have been working to develop the Digital Health Capability Maturity Framework for assessing and improving the digital maturity of health and wellbeing ecosystems. This panel will explore the progress in this field and discuss the importance of open innovation collaborations in driving large-scale digital transformations.
11:30
Research Parallel Panels
Digital Health Transformation: Is it Empowering People or Machines?
Host: Dr Marco Alfano Chair: Laura Clifford, Enterprise Ireland
Panellists: Dr Silvana Togneri MacMahon, Dr Alberto Sanna, Dr Joseph Stancanello, Dr Avril Kennan
This panel will discuss the use of new technologies in healthcare and their interaction with people to understand the “right” balance between technology potential and human knowledge/experience. Panel members will discuss how this can contribute to create virtuous circles inside the different health and wellbeing ecosystems.
What is the Next Step on the Retail Digital Transformation Path?
Chair: Professor Wolfgang Weitzl
Panellists: Stephan Fetsch, Ciarán Crean, Orla Cooney
Digital retail has exponentially grown in the past 18 months, but what are the next challenges, and opportunities, for this dynamic sector? Panellists will discuss how digital transformation will continue to drive innovation in retail.
Digital Construction: EU & US Challenges for BIM Adoption
Chair: Aonghus O’Keeffe
Panellists: Ralph Montague, Kimon Onuma, Michael Earley
Building Information Management panel aims to concentrate on the challenges facing partitioners in EU and US in relation to the adoption of BIM. The experts from EU and US will share their experiences. This follows with a discussion on the current solutions used by industry and government to these challenges.
Leapfrogging to the Data Ecosystem of the Future
Chair: Ray Walshe
Panellists: Carol Murphy, John Durcan, Declan Deasy
Expert panel members will discuss how we can leapfrog the current data ecosystem to build a structure that encompasses current technological, user, regulatory and policy requirements in various sectors. The discussion will focus on how this can be achieved while addressing all aspects of the ecosystem.
How Close are we to Achieving Sustainable Net Zero Smart Regions Districts?
Chair: Oliver Schwabe
Panellists: Beatrice Heneghan, Dirk Ahlers
Repositioning regions as the drivers of economic and ecological sustainability is the next goal in smart region development. The panel will discuss how far we are from achieving this and the impact of the digital divide.
The Next Frontier of Smart Manufacturing
Chair: Joan Mulvihill
Panellists: Conor McCarthy, Prof Jan vom Brocke, John McGloughlin, Dr Edgar Galvan
Panellists will discuss the latest innovations in smart manufacturing, in particular the exploitation of data, analytics and AI. In addition, the next challenges and opportunities in this field will be discussed.
The Rethink | Redesign Programme: Digital Transformation Paths for SMEs
Chair: Martin Delaney
Panellists: Wendy Slattery, John Murat, Allan Shine
Digital transformation has equal importance for SMEs as for large enterprise, and in some cases can be even more significant in its impact. The panel will discuss how SMEs can take their first steps on the path to digital transformation.
People-Centric Agile Enterprise Architecture
Chair: Joe Timoney
Panellists: Prof Dimitris Karagiannis, Feargal Ryan, Dr Viviana Bastidas
Enterprise Architecture methodologies are being used to architect digital transformation in enterprise. The panel will discuss the importance of increasing the agility of these architectures and people-centric orientation.
Afternoon Keynote Addresses
Chair: Joan Mulvihill, Digitalisation Lead, Siemens Ireland
12:15
Afternoon Keynote Address
Dr Stephanie Woerner, Research Scientist at the Center for Information Systems Research (CISR),MIT
12:30
Fireside Discussion
with Joan Mulvilhill, Dr Stephanie Woerner & Prof Markus Helfert
13:00
IVI Awards Presentation & Summit Closing
Speakers

Leo Clancy

Professor Brian Donnellan

Professor Eeva Leinonen

Stephanie L. Woerner

Brian Fitzgerald

Wendy Slattery

Anne Josephine Flanagan

Helen Burke

Ralph Montague

Emer McCarthy

Siobhan Keogh

Laura Clifford

Dr Avril Kennan

Dr. Silvana Togneri Mac Mahon

Dr. Alberto Sanna

Dr. Joseph Stancanello

Joan Mulvihill

Stephan Fetsch

Dr Oliver Schwabe

Allan Shine

Prof Dimitris Karagiannis

Dr Joe Timoney

Michael Earley

Aonghus O’Keeffe

Professor Jan vom Brocke

John McGloughlin

John Shaw

John Durcan

Dr Edgar Galván

Carol Murphy

Professor Markus Helfert

Dr Declan Deasy

Maeve McGrath

Kimon Onuma

Professsor Conor McCarthy

Dr Viviana Bastidas

Professor Martin Curley

Dr Siobhan Roche

Asst Professor Ray Walshe

Prof Wolfgang Weitzl

Orla Cooney

John Murat

Fergal Ryan

Declan Hadley, Healthcare Development Lead UK&I Cisco

Dr Beatrice Heneghan
